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Can Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remove Democratic lawmakers who left the state over redistricting?
Gov. Greg Abbott said he's ordered the Texas DPS to "locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has ...
Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP redistricting plan; Republicans vote on arrest warrants
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a ...
Texas Gov. Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state to block GOP-drawn congressional map
Texas Republican lawmakers returned to the Capitol without Democrats, who fled to block a vote on a GOP-drawn congressional ...
DNC Chairman Ken Martin: "This Is Not The Democratic Party Of Your Grandfather," "We're Bringing A Knife To A Knife Fight"
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin told CNN host Phil Mattingly that President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott ...
Texas panel advances redrawn congressional map that could take 5 Democratic seats
A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by ...
Eric Holder backs Democratic response to Texas redistricting plan
Eric Holder called Texas’s attempt to redraw its congressional maps for the second time in less than a decade “an ...
Cory Booker’s message to the Democratic Party: Don’t bend the knee to Trump
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is imploring his party to fight back harder against President Donald Trump, arguing that history ...
Redistricting bill heads to Texas House floor on Monday, could add 5 Republican seats
The bill is now headed to the Texas House for a vote on the floor; the House will begin with the bill on Monday, according to ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled over redistricting
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a Republican ...
California could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas' move to pad Republican margin
California Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the ...
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them
Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered to points across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent ...
Texas becomes battling ground for Democratic presidential hopefuls
A slew of potential Democratic presidential candidates are taking front-line positions in the battle over Texas and redistricting, a fight with huge implications for the midterm elections that is ...